Chapter 37
Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
The hunchbacked man took the scroll and unfurled it. He frowned as he looked at the black metal piece painting.
The elegant man continued, “This black metal piece doesn’t have any illustrations or text, but it possesses a mighty Godfiend aura. It’s much stronger than the remnant auras of a typical Godfiend legacy. We are ultimately mortals and limited in our knowledge. I’m afraid we might miss out on a treasure.”
“Then buy it.” The hunchbacked man frowned as he looked at the picture.
“The Blood Cloud Bandits want 100,000 taels of silver, not one tael less,” said the elegant man respectfully.
“What the heck? One hundred thousand taels for something we have no idea about? The Blood Cloud Bandits have really gone crazy.” The hunched man shook his head. “Alright, I’m aware of this matter. You may leave.”
“Then, do we buy it?” the elegant man asked.
“Are you paying for it?” The hunchbacked man glared.
“I understand,” said the elegant man respectfully. “I won’t make decisions on my own.” He immediately led the silver-haired elder away.
The two vice branch masters of the Eastcalm Branch had strange tempers, and their subordinates were quite afraid of them. On the contrary, the branch master was a lot more worthy of respect.
What the hell? So what if it’s a Godfiend legacy? We can’t accept a Godfiend legacy if we cultivate the Skydemon Dao. The hunchbacked man looked at the scroll in his hand and scoffed. He then threw it to the maidservant beside him. “When Second Brother Tu and Branch Master exit seclusion, let them take a look.”
“Yes,” said the maid respectfully.
…
Night.
After completing his cultivation and taking a medicinal bath, Meng Chuan’s spirit and body were restored to their peak states.
He came to his small courtyard and began the fourth part of his daily cultivation—Ultimate Saber Drawing Stance! Over the past year, he had pushed his Quintessential Energy to its limits every day, allowing his meridians to adapt slowly. His Godfiend body was very adaptable, and his meridians were very resilient as well. He could instantly unleash twelve times the amount of Quintessential Energy now that his meridians were wider and stronger.
The might of his attacks came from the combination of his technique, physical body, and his Quintessential Energy, and body potential to ultimately release tremendous might.
The strength of his saber art only doubled despite using twelve times the Quintessential Energy. In the past, this could be considered a killer move under the premise of not damaging one’s body! Meng Chuan was unwilling to use certain forbidden Godfiend arts. For example, the eldest son of the Yun family—Yun Fucheng—had used a forbidden technique without any preparation. Thus, damaging his foundation and leaving him with no hope of becoming a Godfiend.
Now that I have the Power of the Soul, I can try to push the limits of the Ultimate Saber Drawing Stance even further. His eyes lit up.
Following that, he focused his mind. With a powerful will, the invisible Power of the Soul immediately fused with his entire body. Quintessential Energy began to slowly flow through his meridians, organs, bones, and blood. All his senses heightened, and his control over his body immediately rose to an inconceivable level.
He was shocked by this feeling every time.
When would he be able to control his body to such extents without the aid of his Power of the Soul?
Boom!
In an instant, fifteen times his Quintessential Energy erupted. Under the guidance of his Power of the Soul, the Quintessential Energy remained tolerable to his meridians. His body began to form large amounts of lightning, several times more than the usual density. When the lightning formed within his body, Meng Chuan’s speed reached an unimaginable level. Speed was the strength of his Lightning Divine Body. As he dug deeper into his body’s potential, his speed increased to a ludicrous degree.
Even his strength—which was one of his weaker traits—had increased several times.
Whoosh.
A resplendent saber beam streaked across the sky as it tore through the air. The saber beam flew dozens of feet and struck the stone wall, leaving behind a mark.
He stopped.
The Power of the Soul disappeared, immediately stopping its insane expenditure. By only using the Power of the Soul when delivering an attack, he would use less of it up.
This attack expended about twenty percent of my Power of the Soul. Meng Chuan nodded slightly. It looks like five killer moves are my limit. Let’s try again.
He wanted to familiarize himself with his strongest killer move. He stared ahead, as though there was a demon in front of him. He wanted to slay this demon and to do so needed strong killing intent. Only by uniting his body and mind would the fusion be deeper.
“Kill!”
He unleashed another terrifying saber beam.
“Kill!”
He pursued the limits and perfection. When the Power of the Soul fused with his entire body, he tried to find a way to dig out more of his body’s potential. He felt like his body was like a massive iceberg, and what he dug out so far was just the tip of the iceberg. According to the Godfiend biographies, even the most powerful Godfiends wouldn’t dare say that they had already excavated their body’s potential to the limits.
As cultivation continued, one’s physical body would grow stronger.
“Kill!”
He found the joy of not holding back absolutely delightful. With the addition of his Power of the Soul, he was even more absorbed with his training.
His strength converged as he prepared to strike. When he delivered a strike, all his strength would be unleashed under the Power of the Soul’s guidance. His will was like a blade, and the moment he struck out, he could kill all demons!
Boom! A terrifying aura coalesced around Meng Chuan’s body. His entire body seemed to become a saber. His body and Quintessential Energy united perfectly under the guidance of the “Force,” resulting in an even more terrifying eruption.
The saber flashed, leaving behind a crescent moon in the air. It was soul-stirring.
The saber beam was too fast, and the high-pressure slash formed a very sharp saber beam. It tore through the yard wall that was dozens of feet away, causing the wall to collapse.
Following that, he sheathed his saber and stood upright.
This is Force? Meng Chuan was rather surprised. He had predicted that he would be able to gain insights into Force within days, but he hadn’t expected to achieve Force as he was fusing the Power of the Soul with the Ultimate Saber Drawing Stance today. He had achieved Force with his fourth strike.
There were many descriptions regarding Force in the books. However, no matter how descriptive, he would only be able to understand Force the moment he grasped it.
Everything in the world had Force—mountains, water, earth, wind, fire, and sky. Even the entire world… had a Force! A truly powerful saber art required a Saber Force. With Saber Force, one would be like a saber. Under the control of the Saber Force, one’s body’s potential would be excavated deeper. One would even be able to use the Heaven and Earth powers to augment themselves.
Under the command of Force, one’s mastery of Quintessential Energy would become more exquisite. This allowed one to release Quintessential Energy outside their bodies when fighting.
What’s going on? This is Force?
Inside the Mirror Lake Meng Manor, Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai rushed out of their rooms in shock. They all felt a Force appear within their manor. This made them panic because they knew that they were the only ones in the manor that had achieved Force. For a third person to suddenly use Force in the middle of the night? There was a high chance that the person was an intruder.
An enemy sneaked in? Or did he figure out Force? It’s from Chuan’er’s residence. Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai were both anxious as they rushed over.
“Might I know which friend has come to my Meng Manor? Please show yourself!” Meng Dajiang immediately shouted when he saw this.
“I didn’t notice him; he’s quite good at hiding.” Liu Yebai secretly sent a voice transmission. “But he didn’t hurt Meng Chuan, so he probably isn’t hostile.”
Both of them were very cautious.
“Dad, Uncle Liu, there’s no one else.” After regaining his senses from embracing his achievement of Saber Force, Meng Chuan hurriedly informed Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai.
“There’s no one else?” Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai were both stunned.
“That unfamiliar Force just now was…?” Meng Dajiang looked at his son and had a bold guess in his heart! No, no, no. I must be overthinking things.
Meng Chuan nodded in acknowledgment. “I figured out the Saber Force.”
Chapter 38
Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
Everybody fell silent. Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai stared at Meng Chuan blankly, speechless.
A 16-year-old had comprehended the Force? A legendary genius was right in front of them?
Five patrolling guards also rushed to the small courtyard. They had also heard the wall collapsing, but their speed was clearly much slower than Meng Dajiang’s and Liu Yebai’s.
“Master,” said all five guards respectfully. The guard captain looked at the collapsed wall and couldn’t help but say, “This wall…”
“I was sparring with Chuan’er and accidentally damaged it.” Meng Dajiang returned to his senses and immediately instructed, “Arrange for someone to mend the walls tomorrow morning. Hurry up and leave.”
“Yes.”
The five guards bowed respectfully and left. At the same time, they were rather perplexed. To destroy a wall in a sparring match? Master and Young Master sure are good at causing trouble.
Silence returned to the courtyard again. Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai continued to stare at Meng Chuan.
“Dad, Uncle Liu.” Meng Chuan couldn’t help but say, “The two of you…”
“Dajiang, your son is extraordinary,” Liu Yebai whispered. “He figured out Force at the age of sixteen. Heavens, entering Archean Mountain is almost a certainty. If I had such a powerful son, I would wake up from my dreams in laughter!”
At this moment, Meng Dajiang suddenly thought of many things. His wife had instructed him to teach Meng Chuan personally while he practiced the saber. He had taught him every day since he was young, and the young Meng Chuan had trained seriously as well. His foundation was very solid, and he had taken one step at a time. When he was fifteen, he finally began to shine.
He had become the most outstanding member of the five Godfiend family clans.
At the age of sixteen, he had comprehended Force. This put him at the top of Eastcalm Prefecture.
Meng Dajiang’s eyes couldn’t help but redden. He knew very well how hardworking his son was. He smiled, and his eyes turned moist. “Very good, very good.”
“That’s all you can say?” Liu Yebai asked.
“Dad.” Meng Chuan looked at his father as well. He had been diligent in his cultivation. Apart from his oath to become a Godfiend to slay demons, he also wanted his father to feel proud. As a son, making his father proud was one of his desires.
Meng Dajiang smiled and immediately took out a flare. He triggered it, and the flare shot into the sky. It was very eye-catching in the dark.
…
The Meng family ancestral mansion.
“Oh?” Fairy Meng walked out of her building with her walking stick. She stared at the flare in the distant sky. She had personally given the distress flare to Meng Dajiang. It had her Quintessential Essence branding in it, allowing her to sense it once it was activated within fifty kilometers.
“Why would Dajiang suddenly request for help?” Although Fairy Meng was puzzled, she vanished from the yard.
…
In about half a minute, Fairy Meng arrived at Mirror Lake Meng Manor. She came to the small courtyard and saw the collapsed wall. She saw the father and son duo, as well as Liu Yebai.
“What happened?” Fairy Meng looked at the collapsed wall and felt a little puzzled. “Dajiang, you don’t seem to be suffering any injuries. Why did you suddenly request for help?”
She had only given only five people the distress flares; two people were Meng Chuan and Meng Dajiang.
“Aunt.” Meng Dajiang’s face was filled with uncontrollable joy. He whispered, “Chuan’er has figured out Saber Force.”
Fairy Meng was stunned for a moment before her eyes lit up. She looked at Meng Chuan and asked, “You have figured out Saber Force?”
“Yes, Grandaunt,” said Meng Chuan respectfully.
“Can you show it to me?” asked Fairy Meng.
Meng Chuan nodded his head and struck out with his palm. With the fusion of Saber Force, his Quintessential Energy cleaved out from his palm. A blurry saber beam that spanned ten feet in length sliced through the ground.
“Quintessential Energy Release.” Fairy Meng’s body trembled as she watched. Her eyes filled with excitement as she mumbled, “Great, great! Wonderful, just wonderful.”
Quintessential Energy was formless in the first place, so it couldn’t leave the body without a medium. But once Force guided it, it would be like a gentle stream of water forming a sharp 'saber,” causing a qualitative change.
More potential could be excavated if the body was fused with Saber Force.
Fairy Meng put down her walking stick and closed her eyes, muttering softly. “The ancestors have blessed us.”
Meng Chuan, Meng Dajiang, and Liu Yebai fell silent. They didn’t disturb Fairy Meng.
“Meng Chuan.” Fairy Meng opened her eyes and sat down on a stone bench. She smiled and said, “Come, have a seat.”
Meng Chuan sat down on the stone bench obediently.
Fairy Meng looked at Meng Chuan, her eyes filled with love. She said with a smile, “I wasn’t wrong about you. You figured out the Force at the age of sixteen. Even in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you will be considered a genius. As long as you don’t slack off for the next few years, you will definitely be able to enter Archean Mountain.”
“I definitely won’t slack off,” said Meng Chuan immediately.
“However, don’t be too proud. You must understand that there’s always someone better than you!” Fairy Meng said with a smile. “For example, the Fifth Young Master of King Calm Sea’s family. He is famous throughout the world. He reached the Unity realm at the age of ten. He comprehended Force at the age of thirteen and became a Godfiend when he was fifteen. Even the demons were afraid of his talent and offered a bounty for his assassination. Archean Mountain also placed great importance on him. When Fifth Young Master comprehended Force at the age of thirteen, he was immediately recruited into Archean Mountain.”
“I’ve read many Godfiend biographies.” Meng Chuan nodded. “But compared to those invincible Godfiends who left their names in history, my talent is ordinary. I won’t be proud.”
“Haha, good ambition. You actually compare yourself to those powerful Godfiends who left their names in history,” said Fairy Meng with a smile. “It’s good to have ambition, but it’s best to keep the news about you comprehending Force a secret for now. Let’s wait until next year to announce it. It will be much less shocking for a seventeen-year-old to comprehend Force.”
“Understood.” Meng Chuan nodded.
To comprehend Force at the age of sixteen made him a genius even in the capital. To comprehend Force at seventeen-years-old would make him more inferior. He could still be considered a genius in a prefecture—comparable to Patriarch Zhang.
If he only comprehended Force when he was eighteen or nineteen? It was already a question whether he could
enter Archean Mountain or not. If he had comprehended Force when he was twenty years old? He would be at the level of Mei Yuanzhi—barely qualified to participate in the entrance examination—the chances of entering Archean Mountain were really slim.
“From today onwards, I will be staying here,” said Fairy Meng with a smile. “I will often come to train Chuan’er.”
“Aunt, your body…” Meng Dajiang was a little worried.
“Don’t worry. Sparring with you wouldn’t aggravate my injuries.” Fairy Meng smiled.
“Thank you, Grandaunt,” said Meng Chuan respectfully.
Fairy Meng glanced at Liu Yebai beside her and said, “Liu Yebai, you must keep Meng Chuan’s matter a secret.”
“I can vouch for Yebai with my life,” Meng Dajiang said.
“Fairy, don’t worry. I watched Chuan’er grow up. He’s like my own child. It will naturally be kept a secret,” said Liu Yebai.
Only then did Fairy Meng nod.
…
Days passed.
Meng Chuan continued to cultivate hard. True experts never stopped climbing higher. Decades were like days.
Seven days after Meng Chuan comprehended Force.
“Hmm, I sure had a good time eating.” Liu Qiyue was very pleased as she strolled around with Meng Chuan at night.
“It was my treat. How could you not be happy?” Meng Chuan pouted.
“What’s wrong with you, great Young Master Meng? Are two meals too much for you?” Liu Qiyue harrumphed.
“My family’s Cloud River Restaurant is the number one restaurant in Eastcalm Prefecture. Yet, you refused to eat there and chose other restaurants. I had to spend a lot of money at those restaurants.”
“No matter how delicious the Cloud River Restaurant is, you can’t always eat at that one restaurant, right?” Liu Qiyue said, “Alright, alright. I’ll treat you tomorrow. Will that do?”
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